Number Of Deaths > State Prisoners statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
Total number of all deaths for prisoners in state correctional facilities. NOTE: this statistic does not include District of Columbia. There were 9 prisoner deaths in 2001 for Washingotn DC. None of the deaths were suicide or homicide.

Crime Statistics > State Prisoners > Number of deaths (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Texas:

804

# 2

California:

625

# 3

Florida:

365

# 4

New York:

360

# 5

Pennsylvania:

248

# 6

Ohio:

229

# 7

Michigan:

227

# 8

Georgia:

199

# 9

Alabama:

172

# 10

Illinois:

158

# 11

Louisiana:

150

# 12

Maryland:

141

# 13

Virginia:

140

# 14

Arizona:

139

# 15

New Jersey:

129

# 16

North Carolina:

128

# 17

Missouri:

122

# 18

South Carolina:

116

# 19

Oklahoma:

115

# 20

Tennessee:

112

# 21

Wisconsin:

# 22

Indiana:

# 23

Colorado:

# 24

Kentucky:

# 25

Arkansas:

# 26

Mississippi:

= 27

Connecticut:

= 27

Washington:

# 29

Oregon:

# 30

Nevada:

# 31

Massachusetts:

# 32

Kansas:

# 33

Delaware:

# 34

Minnesota:

= 35

Idaho:

= 35

New Mexico:

# 37

West Virginia:

# 38

Alaska:

= 39

Iowa:

= 39

Hawaii:

= 41

South Dakota:

= 41

Nebraska:

# 43

Utah:

# 44

Maine:

= 45

Montana:

= 45

New Hampshire:

= 45

Rhode Island:

# 48

Wyoming:

# 49

Vermont:

# 50

North Dakota:

Total:

5,815

Weighted average:

116.3

DEFINITION: Total number of all deaths for prisoners in state correctional facilities. NOTE: this statistic does not include District of Columbia. There were 9 prisoner deaths in 2001 for Washingotn DC. None of the deaths were suicide or homicide.

Crime Statistics > State Prisoners > Number of deaths (most recent) by state

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